This is the first year that I will be hosting the Genre Variety Reading Challenge. If there is already a challenge similar to this, please can you let me know as I don’t want to encroach on anyone’s ideas. This is just something that came to me that I hope will be fun and that others will enjoy.
But what is it?
The challenge is to read books from different genres throughout the year. I have found that blogging has opened my eyes to so many genres that I would never have tried before, simply from recommendations, and the idea of this challenge is to keep that going. The challenge is to read a large variety of genres within one year.
Other Important Info;
Runs from January 1st 2013 until December 31st 2013. Sign ups will be open until December 1st 2013.
There are five levels to challenge yourself too. You may move up a level but not go down a level. These are all outlined below. Please mention in your sign up post which level you will aim for.
The genres you choose to read are up to you. As long as every book is different, whichever genre you wish to read you can.
Every month there will be a post on this blog to link up to your update post / review(s)
There will be a giveaway at the end of the challenge, and maybe a few within the year but these are TBD.
To sign up, you will need to write a post saying which level you are challenging yourself too and then use the linky list. Non-Bloggers may post in the comments of this post.
Any book formats are accepted.
Novellas and Novels are all accepted for this challenge.
YA, NA and Adult books all count towards this challenge.
New sub-genres are accepted. (for example, paranormal-romance, or historical-romance)
Levels:
Careful; 6 different genres, 6 books
Cautious; 12 different genres, 12 books
Branching; 18 different genres, 18 books
Avid Reader; 24 different genres, 24 books
Champion; 30 different genres, 30 books
Categories; This is just a list of the vast variety of genres you have to choose from. I have probably missed a lot, so feel free to branch off from this. These are just suggestions.
Contemporary Historical Paranormal Fantasy Romance Sci-Fi Crime Thriller Adventure Non-Fiction Women’s Fiction Chick-Lit Dystopian Epic Fantasy Western Comedy Horror MANfiction Self-Help Biography Auto-biography Religious Fairy Tales Classics Erotica Short Stories Travel Guides

I am going to go for the Branching Level of 18 different genres, 18 books.

My TBR List:

Contemporary -- One Day by David Nicholls
Historical -- Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
Paranormal -- Velveteen by Daniel Marks
Fantasy -- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Romance -- Whisper Cape by Regan Walsh
Thriller -- Next by Michael Crichton
Nonfiction -- Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Women's Fiction -- Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
Chick Lit -- Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
Dystopian -- Matched by Ally Condie
Horror -- Terror by Night by Ambrose Bierce
Biography -- The Private World of Georgette Heyer by Jane Aiken Hodge
Fairy Tales -- The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Anderson
Classics -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Science Fiction -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Short Stories -- Selected Stories of O. Henry
Erotic -- Beauty or the Bitch by Jasmine Haynes
TBD